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waxen

adj.
UK //wˈæksən// wax·en Archaic Dialect
Synonyms
Etymology 1

From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, from Proto-Germanic wahsanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic wahsijaną (“to wax, grow, increase”), equivalent to wax + -en (past participle ending).

Etymology 2

Equivalent to wax + -en (plural simple present ending).

Etymology 3

From Middle English waxen (“made of wax”), from Old English weaxen (“waxen, made of wax”), equivalent to wax + -en (“made of”).

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